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Juliet and Romeo

Lost Dog’s new show reveals the real story of Romeo and Juliet. It turns out they didn’t die in a tragic misunderstanding, they grew up and lived happily ever after. Well they lived at least. Now they are 40ish, at least one of them is in the grips of a mid-life crisis, they feel constantly mocked by their teenage selves and haunted by the pressuresof being the poster couple for romantic love. They have decided to confront their current struggles by putting on a performance; about themselves. Their therapist told them it was a terrible idea.

With Lost Dog’s blend of dance, theatre and comedy this stunning duet takes on our cultural obsession with youth and our struggle with how things are supposed to be. A humorous and heartfelt investigation into love, loss and longevity.

“Ben
Duke’s
take
is
no
straightforward
adaptation.
He
scrubs
things
out,
scribbles
in
the
margins,
blurs
art
and
life
until
the
two
are
almost
indistinguishable...it’s
all
the
more
stunning
for
it.”
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